Hammarby IF Bandy
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| Founded | 1889 |
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| Division | Elitserien |
| Based in | , Sweden |
| Arena | Tele2 Arena |
| Stadium | Zinkensdamms IP |
| Head coach | Magnus Brodén |
| National championships | 2 (2010, 2013) |
| World Cup champions | 3 (1999, 2001, 2009) |
Hammarby IF Bandy is a Swedish Bandy club from Södermalm, , a section of the sports club Hammarby IF. Hammarby IF was founded under its present name in 1897 and has been playing bandy since 1905. The club currently play in Elitserien, which is the highest division in Sweden. They are in their 39th season in Elitserien. Hammarby have strong links with fellow -based club GT-76 with many players moving between the clubs.
The club was before the 2007–08 season in big economic problems and a campaign called "Rädda Hammarby Bandy" (save Hammarby Bandy) was set up. In the autumn of 2007 they became a joint-stock company and sold over 400 shares and they got over 2 million sek.
Hammarby IF have been crowned World Champions three times beating Ljusdals BK 7–0 in 1999, Sandvikens AIK 2–1 in 2001 and Zorky Krasnogorsk 6–2 in 2009. They won the Swedish Cup 2007, their first win, beating Sandviken in the final. In 2008 they lost to Sandvikens AIK in the Semi-finals with 3–1 in games.
Hammarby IF won their first national title in 2009–10 after beating Bollnäs GoIF in the final match and also won the title in 2013, the first time the final was played indoors in Friends Arena. They have been runners-up in the seasons 1956–57, 1999–2000, 2000–01, 2002–03, 2003–04, 2005–06 and 2006–07.
Hammarby play most of their home games at the outdoor rink Zinkensdamms IP, but some major home games are played at the new Tele2 Arena since 2014, for instance the home games in the Elitserien play-off 2014.
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